# 632 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 12:14b “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? "Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it." So they brought it. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." And Jesus answered and said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
In addition to teaching us about our civic responsibilities here, Jesus has another invaluable lesson for us, and it has to do with stamped on images. If the image stamped on the coin is an indicator of ownership, what does that tell you about the image stamped on you?
Gen 2:27 says, “So God created men in His own image, in the image of God He created him.”
Who do you belong to? When Adam and Eve fell, that image was marred, but God promised a way of restoration through faith in the coming Messiah. The devil took ownership of the human race at the fall, but when Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, He bought us back, and He has given His church the sacrament of baptism to restore that original sinless image.
In baptism, God's seal of ownership is placed back on us, and it will remain there, untarnished, as long as we remain in the faith.
Father, thank You for a way to overcome the problem of original sin. Thank you for 'restoring my soul.”
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